Wild West Road Trips

Your Wild West road trip is about to get real, fast, the kind you can drive to, park near, and actually explore on foot. This guide turns outlaw-adjacent legend into day-by-day logistics, with practical lodging, food picks, and cost ranges that help you keep moving without blowing your budget.

You will map a workable route through New Mexico, from museum-heavy stops that reward slow walking to Route 66 towns where history still hums under the tires. Each day tells you what to do first, what to expect to spend, and how to move between stops without wasting hours.

If you want outlaw lore with real logistics, start here and hit the trail with confidence.

1. Santa Fe: Outlaw Roots and Museums

2. Albuquerque: Old Town and Gunfight Lore

3. Albuquerque: Old Town and Gunfight Lore

4. Las Vegas, New Mexico: Historic Downtown Walk

5. Taos: Taos Plaza and Frontier Culture

6. Carlsbad: Caverns, Then Outlaw Tales

7. Roswell: Alien Museum to Outlaw Legend

8. Fort Sumner: Buffalo Bill’s Final Chapter

9. Tucumcari: Neon Past and Outlaw Stops

10. Amarillo: Cadillac Ranch and Frontier Roads

11. Fort Worth: Stockyards Gunfight Era

12. Dallas: Dealey Plaza and Outlaw Echoes

13. Austin: Texas Capitol and Western Hangouts

14. San Antonio: River Walk to Frontier Museums

15. Gettysburg? No-Lincoln County, NM Finale